EU Regulation: Flourworm powder in a variety of foods allowed in the future

The EU has now officially opened the ovens for the addition of dead insects! From now on, flourworms are allowed to enrich bread, cakes, cheese and chips. This may be in need of getting used to, but insects are a valuable source of protein and protein. An appetite for a worm cake or even a bread made with flour worms in the flour? From now on, hearty can be bitten in grain – and also in insect lobes. Because by EU Regulation 2025/89, this is now…

A new insect powder is allowed in food in the EU.

Flourworms contain a lot of protein and are considered to be more sustainable than traditional meat products. In ground form, the insects can be used, according to an EU decision, for example, in baked goods or cheese products.

Since today, flourworms have been approved as an ingredient throughout the EU. Chocolate biscuits with meat inserts? That makes sense: we are running out of protein suppliers.I have been interested in food and cooking for decades, at the latest, since I moved out of my home and my food no longer came to the table on my own.A necessity quickly turned into great interest, which then grew into a medium-heavy obsession.It also affected me so that I …

Starting on Monday, February 10th of this year, a new regulation will come into force in the European Union that will allow the inclusion of multi-parasitic powder in various food products. These include bread, cheese, pasta and other derived products, following the inclusion of worm powder flour in the list of "novel foods" approved by the European Union (EU). However, its authorization will have an initial validity of five years and exclusivel…

From Monday on, UV-treated insect powder can be used in food in the EU. How you can recognise the powder in bread, cheese and cakes. EU emphasises: "No one is forced.